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School District Hires Campos as New COO
The Española Public Schools has a new chief operating officer and while he may be new to the school district, he’s no stranger to Rio Arriba County. An undated letter was sent by Human Resources Specialist Nadine Gonzales to former Rio Arriba County manager Tomas Campos, offering him the position. She listed some contingencies of employment, which are:
New Indigenous Language Grant program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area is trying to preserve language through the new indigenous language grant. The grant is available to Santa Fe, Taos and Rio Arriba counties. Nonprofits, local government, indigenous communities and other eligible organizations of those counties are invited to propose projects that preserve, revitalize or promote […]
Two Inmates Die at RACDC
The year is not even half over yet and so far, there have been at least two deaths at the Rio Arriba County Detention Center in which drugs appear to be a contributing factor. John John Martinez, 48, of Chimayó died on Jan. 22 while in custody at the jail in Tierra Amarilla. He’d been there since Nov. 19, when Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Deputies Anthony Vigil and Trevor Walker arrested him for allegedly beating a man, Michael Coriz, 56, of Chimayó, with a pick ax.
NMDOJ Issues Letter in OMA Violation Claim
Rio Arriba County Manager and former Española School Board president Jeremy Maestas is accused of violating the Open Meetings Act and now the New Mexico Department of Justice intends to investigate the claims. Current School Board Member Dale Salazar filed a complaint against the school board on Nov. 14,...
Answering the Calls
Dispatchers Celebrated During National Telecommunicators Week. First responders are often acknowledged for the work they do to keep the community safe. There is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, National Police Week, International Firefighters Day and National EMS Week, but it’s not often that we hear about the dispatchers that handle all the calls that go out to police, EMS and firefighters.
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